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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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