MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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