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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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