MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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