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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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