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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in 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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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