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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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 massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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