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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
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 variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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