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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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