MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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