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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important 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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