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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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