MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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