MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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