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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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