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 Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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