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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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