MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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