MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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