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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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