MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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