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 is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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