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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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