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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes 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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about 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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