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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
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 technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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