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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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