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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|