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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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