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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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