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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This 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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