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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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