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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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