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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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