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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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