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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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