MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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