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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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