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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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