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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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