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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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