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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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