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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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