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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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