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
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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