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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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