MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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