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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
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
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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