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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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