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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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