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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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