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
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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