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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate 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 MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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