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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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