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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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