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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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