MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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