MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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