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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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