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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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