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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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