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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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 numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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