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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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