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.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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