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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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