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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses 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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