MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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