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.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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