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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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