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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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