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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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