MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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