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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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