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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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