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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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