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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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