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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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