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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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