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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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