MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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