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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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