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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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