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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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 online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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