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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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