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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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