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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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