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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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