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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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