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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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