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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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