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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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