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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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