MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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