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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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