MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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