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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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