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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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