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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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