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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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