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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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