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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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