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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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