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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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