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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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