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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants 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
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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