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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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