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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses 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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