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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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