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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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