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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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