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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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