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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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 classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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