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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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