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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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