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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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