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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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