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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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