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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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