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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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