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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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