MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver 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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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