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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines 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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