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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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