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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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