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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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