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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
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
elearning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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