MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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