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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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