MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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