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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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