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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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