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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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