MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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