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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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