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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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