MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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