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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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