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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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