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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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