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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with 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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