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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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