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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
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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