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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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