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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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