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
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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