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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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