MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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