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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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