MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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