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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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