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
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
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 online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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