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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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