MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses 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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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