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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students 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 variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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