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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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