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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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