MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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