MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
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 massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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