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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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