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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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