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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
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 online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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