MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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