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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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