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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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