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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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