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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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