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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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