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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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