MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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