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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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