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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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