MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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