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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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