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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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