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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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