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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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