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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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