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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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