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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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