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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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