MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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