MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student 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
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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