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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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