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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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