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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches 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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