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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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