MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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