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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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