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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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