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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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