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.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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