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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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