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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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