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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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