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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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