MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
online education organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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