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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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