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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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