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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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