MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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