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
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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