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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
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 elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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