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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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