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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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