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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
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.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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