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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important 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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