MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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