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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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