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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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