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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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