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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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