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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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