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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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