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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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