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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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