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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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