MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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