MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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