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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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