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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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