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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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