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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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