MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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