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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver 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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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