MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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