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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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