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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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