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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part 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.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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