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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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