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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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