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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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