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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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