MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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