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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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