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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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