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 is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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