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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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