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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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