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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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