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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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