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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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