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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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