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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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