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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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