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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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