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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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