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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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