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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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