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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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