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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|