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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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