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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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