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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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