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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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