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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take 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 MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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