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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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