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
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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