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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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