MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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