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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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