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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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