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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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