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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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