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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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