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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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