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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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