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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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