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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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