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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
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
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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