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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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