MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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