MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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