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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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