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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key 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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