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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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