MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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