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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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