MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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