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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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