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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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