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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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