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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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