MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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