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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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