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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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