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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
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 blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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