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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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