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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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