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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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