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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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