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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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