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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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