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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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