MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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