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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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