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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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