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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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