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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|