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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
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.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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