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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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