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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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