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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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