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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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