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 is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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