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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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