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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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