MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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