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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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