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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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