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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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