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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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