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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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 MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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