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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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