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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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