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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|