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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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