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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes 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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