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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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