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 Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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