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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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