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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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