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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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 many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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