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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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