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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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