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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
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 variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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