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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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