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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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 massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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