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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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