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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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