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
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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