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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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