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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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