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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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