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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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