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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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