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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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