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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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