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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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