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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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