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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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