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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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