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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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