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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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