MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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