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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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