MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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