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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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