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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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