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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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