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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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