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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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