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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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