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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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