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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
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 topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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