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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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