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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
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 several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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