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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally 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
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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