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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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