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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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