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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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