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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines 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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