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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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