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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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