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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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