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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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