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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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