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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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