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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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