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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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