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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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