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
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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