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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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