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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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