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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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