MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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