MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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