MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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