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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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