MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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