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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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