MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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