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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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