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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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