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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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