MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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