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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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