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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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