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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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