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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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