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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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