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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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