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.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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