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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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