MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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