MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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