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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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