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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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