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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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