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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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