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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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