MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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