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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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