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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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