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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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