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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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