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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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