MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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