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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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