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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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