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
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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