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
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
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 massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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