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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|