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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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