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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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