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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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