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
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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