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
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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