MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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