MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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