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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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