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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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