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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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