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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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