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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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