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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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