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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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