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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 many
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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