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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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