MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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