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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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