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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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