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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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