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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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