MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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