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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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