MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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