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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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