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 is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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