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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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