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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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