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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
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 online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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