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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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