MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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