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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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