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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the 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 researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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