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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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