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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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