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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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