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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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