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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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