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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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