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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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