MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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