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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
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 many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major 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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