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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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