MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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