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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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