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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of 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
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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