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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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 massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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