MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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