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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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