MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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