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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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