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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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