MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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