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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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