MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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