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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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