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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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