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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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