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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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