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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses 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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