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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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