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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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