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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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