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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take 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.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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