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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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