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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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