MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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