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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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