MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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