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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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