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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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