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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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