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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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