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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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