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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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