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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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