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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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