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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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