MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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