MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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