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
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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