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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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