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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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