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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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