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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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