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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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