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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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