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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have empowered
humans
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.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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