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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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