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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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