MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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