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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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