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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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