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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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