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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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