MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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 MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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