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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses 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 online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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