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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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