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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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