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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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