MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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